Vapor-burner.



UNITED STATES PATENT Ormes.

JAMES G. BELLINGER, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

VAPOR-BURNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 674,160, dated May 14,1901.

Application filed July 10, 1899.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES G. BELLINGER, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Cleveland, Cuyahoga county, State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Gasolene-Generators, ofwhich the following is a specication.

The annexed drawings and the following description set forth in detailone mechanical form embodying the invention, such detailed constructionbeing but one of Various mechanical forms in which the principle of theinvention may be used.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of myimproved gasolene generator; Fig. 2, a longitudinal cross-sectional viewof the same; Fig. 3, a top plan view showing the burner partially brokenaway; Fig. 4, a cross-sectional view on line 4 4 of Fig. 2, showing onearrangement ofthe generating-passages; Fig. 5, a cross sectional viewshowing another arrangement of said generating-passages. Fig. 6V is across-sectional view similar to Figs. 4 and 5, but showing anothermodified form. Fig. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the upperportion of the body portion, showing the arrangement of passage-way asset forth in Fig. 5.

The body portion 1 of the generator is provided with an inlet 2, thatcommunicates with a vertical passage-way orinlet-duct 3, formed in thebody portion. Said duct communicates with a horizontal pipe orpassage-way forming generating-passages 4, that are provided in acircular head or enlargement 5, integral with the body portion, and arearranged around said head at suitable angles to each other. Thegenerating-passage maybe provided through a plate or bar 6, extendingacross said head, or the bar may be used in connection withgenerating-passages 4. This latter is shown in Fig. 6, in whichconstruction the vapor will pass through the various passage-Ways towardthe duct 7 in an obvious manner. A vertical passage-way or outletduct 7,formed in the opposite side of the body portion, communicates with saidgenerating-passages and leads through an inletport 8 to the centralopening 9, provided in Serial No. 723,349. (No model) the center of thebody portion, to which the air has access through perforations 10,formed in the body portion. The inlet-port is controlled by means of aneedle-valve 11, that is operated by a thumb-Screw journaled in thelower part of the body portion. The passageway from the duct 7 to thecentral opening may therefore be said to form a valve-controlled pipe orpassage-way leading from the duct 7- into the said central opening. Amixing-cap 12, formed of a perforated metal plate, wire-gauze, orsimilar material, is secured at the top'of the central opening above thegenerating-passages. Said cap is preferably semispherical or conical inshape and is slightly Wider than the diameter of the central opening. Aburner 13 is arranged over the mixing-cap, so as to form amixing-chamber 14 between same and said mixing-cap. The burner ispreferably conical-in shape, and an annular rim or flange 15, preferablyintegral With the body portion, extends upward from the body portion andsurrounds the lower part of the burner.

Liquid gasolene is stored in a receptacle that is elevated sufficientlyto force the gasolene through the vertical inlet-duct into thegenerating passage-way. The gasolene that rst enters the generator ischanged into gas by means of heat applied at the inlet or to the bodyportion or on the outside of the inlet-duct. The gas passes from thegenerating passage-way through the outlet-duct int-0 the central openingand then passes into the mixing-chamber, where it becomes thoroughlycommingled with the air that enters through the perforations provided inthe body portion. The gas is ignited on the outside of the burner, theshape of which tends to spread the flame at right angles to its surfaceand heats the upwardly-projecting rim of the body portion, which in turnby conduction warms and heats the circular head containing thegenerating-passages. After the circular head has become sufficientlyheated the gasolene is -changedinto gas without the aid of externalheat. By this construction I am enabled to prevent the noise usual indevices of this kind and practically to eliminate danger fromexplosions. An incandescent mantle can be IOO used in connection Withthe generator, thereby obtaining an excellent light of suitablecandle-power at minimum oost.

I claim as my invention- A hydrocarbon-burner eomprising'a body portionprovided with a central opening and verticalpassage-Ways upon oppositesides of the central opening, all formed Within the said body portion, ahorizontal pipe or passage-Way of less diameter than the central openingextending through the latter and formed integral with the body portion,said pipe or passage-Way communicating at its opposite ends with theVertical passage-Ways, and a valve-controlled pipe leading from one ofthe latter-named passage-Ways and discharging into the said centralopening, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I sign this applica,- tion, in the presence of twowitnesses, this 30th day of June, 1899.

JAMES G. BELLINGER.

Witnesses:

G. H. FOSTER, C. I. HENDERSON.

